</div>[[Virgin-Martyr]] [[Pelagia of Tarsus]] in Asia Minor; [[Hieromartyr]] Silvanus, [[Bishop]] of Gaza, and with him 40 martyrs; Hieromartyr Albian (Olbian), Bishop of Anea in Asia Minor; Hieromartyr Erasmus, Bishop of Formia in Campania; [[Martyr]]s Aphrodisius, Leontius, Anthony, Valerian, Macrobius, and others, [[monk]]s of Palestine; Saint Nikephorus, [[Abbot]] of Medikion; Saint Nikephoros (the Solitary, the Hesychast) of Mount Athos, teacher of St. [[Gregory Palamas]]; Saint Athanasius, Bishop of Corinth; the Alfanov brothers: Saints Nicetas, Cyril, Nicephorus, Clement, and Isaac of Novgorod, founders of the Sikolnitzki Monastery; Saint Hilary the [[Wonder-worker]] of the desert; Saint Euthemios, Bishop of Madytos; Saint Athanasios, Bishop of Corinth; translation of the [[relics]] of Righteous Lazarus and Saint [[Mary Magdalene]], [[Equal-to-the-Apostles]], Saint [[Monica of Hippo|Monica of Tagaste]], the mother of St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Ethelred, king of Mercia and monk, New Hieromartyr Dimitri, Archbishop of Gdov.

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[[Virgin-Martyr]] [[Pelagia of Tarsus]] in Asia Minor (287);

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Hieromartyr Albian (Olbian), Bishop of Anaea in Asia Minor, and his disciples (284-303);

Saint Nicephorus (the Solitary, the Hesychast) of [[Mount Athos]], teacher of St. [[Gregory Palamas]] (before 1300);

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The Alfanov brothers of Novgorod: Saints Nicetas, Cyril, Nicephorus, Clement, and Isaac of Novgorod (14th-15th c.), founders of the Sokolnitzki Monastery in 1389;

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New Hieromartyr Dimitri, Archbishop of Gdov (1938);

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New Hieromartyr John, priest, (1942);

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New Hieromartyr Nicholas, deacon, (1943);

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New Hieromartyr Archpriest [[Vasily Martysz]] (1945);

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'''Other Commemorations:'''

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Translation of the relics of the Righteous [[Lazarus]] and Saint [[Mary Magdalene]], [[Equal-to-the-Apostles]];

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Icon of the Mother of God "Staro Rus" Old Russian (1570).

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Latest revision as of 07:57, August 31, 2012

Virgin-MartyrPelagia of Tarsus in Asia Minor (287);
Hieromartyr Albian (Olbian), Bishop of Anaea in Asia Minor, and his disciples (284-303);
Martyrs Aphrodisius, Leontius, Anthony, Valerian, Macrobius, and 60 others, monks at Scythopolis of Palestine (beg. of 4th c.);
Hieromartyr Silvanus of Gaza, bishop, and with him 40 martyrs (311);
Saint Hilary the Wonder-worker of the desert;
Saint Nicephorus of Medikion, abbot and founder of Medikion Monastery (813)
Saint Athanasios of Corinth, bishop (10th-11th c.);
Hieromartyr Porphyrius (250);
Saint Curcodomus, a deacon in Rome sent to help St Peregrinus (2nd c.);
Hieromartyr Erasmus, Bishop of Formia in Campania, and 20,000 martyrs with him (303);
Martyrs Florian and 40 companions, at Lorsch, Austria (304);
Saint Monica of Tagaste, the mother of St. Augustine of Hippo (387);
Saint Nepotianus, nephew of St Heliodorus, Bishop of Altino near Venice in Italy (395);
Saint Venerius of Milan, second bishop of Milan, a loyal supporter of St John Chrysostom (409);
Saint Conleth, maker of sacred vessels, first Bishop of Kildare (ca.519);
Saint Anthony du Rocher, disciple of St Benedict and companion of St Maurus in his mission to France, founder of the monastery of Saint Julian in Tours (6th c.);
St. Æthelred, king of Mercia and monk (716);
Saint Sacerdos of Limoges, Bishop of Limoges (720);
Saint Gotthard of Hildesheim, became Bishop of Hildesheim in 1022 and did much to spread the Faith (1038);
Saint Theodosia (Fedosia), Princess of Vladimir, (wife of Jaroslav Vsevolodovich; mother of St. Alexander Nevsky) (1244);
Saint Nicephorus (the Solitary, the Hesychast) of Mount Athos, teacher of St. Gregory Palamas (before 1300);
The Alfanov brothers of Novgorod: Saints Nicetas, Cyril, Nicephorus, Clement, and Isaac of Novgorod (14th-15th c.), founders of the Sokolnitzki Monastery in 1389;
New Hieromartyr Dimitri, Archbishop of Gdov (1938);
New Hieromartyr John, priest, (1942);
New Hieromartyr Nicholas, deacon, (1943);
New Hieromartyr Archpriest Vasily Martysz (1945);
Other Commemorations:
Translation of the relics of the Righteous Lazarus and Saint Mary Magdalene, Equal-to-the-Apostles;
Icon of the Mother of God "Staro Rus" Old Russian (1570).